South Carolina

Two things you must keep in mind while on the water...
1. You don't make a time schedule
2. Plans can change at any time making a need for an alternate plan. (Plan A & Plan B)


As we sat at anchor in Charleston and listened to the weather forecast on Saturday it seemed like it would be fine to plan an outside run on Monday.  Well, Saturday evening and all day Sunday, the winds blew.  After taking Rylee to shore on Sunday evening and getting drenched from the rough water in the process, we took the motor off the dingy and secured everything up for the outside run. Ed and I were both up early on Monday to listen to the weather and get an up dated report.  Winds were still blowing 18-20 knots and the seas had 6' waves. Even if the winds died down a bit it would take awhile for the seas to calm down. So plan B was being put into effect. We were going to stay inside and follow the ICW down. It will take us more time and more stop overs, but it is the more protected route. On Makai safety is first!  So, the anchor was pulled up and we headed out.  Was able to catch the favorable currents for the majority of the day and had no trouble in the "trouble spots" noted on the charts.  We had the whole anchorage at Bull Creek, which is 16 miles north of Beufort, SC all to ourselves! The sun is shining and we are ready for a beautiful sunset.  The difference between a sunrise and sunset is...nothing!  Same thing - as we were told some time ago from an old Salt.